Vintage Vespa stolen from Fort Bliss Red Cross employee recovered

An anonymous tip on Thursday led to the recovery of a vintage motor scooter that was stolen last week.

The 1966 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Vespa scooter had been stolen from Kenneth Romero, the station manager for the Fort Bliss Red Cross. The scooter was stolen May 9 from the front of Romero's home in Northeast El Paso.

Vespa had made only about 6,000 of the scooters. The Vespa had sentimental value because Romero had taken the scooter with him all over the world with his work with the Red Cross. Romero has been in El Paso since September. On Monday, the El Paso Times ran a story on the theft.

On Thursday, Romero said he got an anonymous tip that led to his scooter, which had been painted black and was missing some parts. "I am just overjoyed," Romero said in an email.